A ball of mass 100 g and another ball 120 g moves towards each other with speed 6 m/s and 5 m/s respectively. if they stick to each other after colliding , what would be the velocity of the combined mass after collision?

let the velocity of combined mass after strike be X

Since, momentum before collision = momentum after collision

= momentum of 1st car + momentum of 2nd car = (120/1000+100/1000)*X

= 100/1000*6 + 120/1000*5 = (12/100 + 10/100)X

= 6/10 + 6/10 = (12+10/100)X

= 6+6/10 = 22/100x

= 22/100 X = 12/10

= X = 12/10*100/22

So X = 60/11

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